Past Events

Film screening of Okawara Takao's 1999 film -- a meteorite transformed... into an alien spaceship?

In this talk, Dr. Lai explores the dialectical relationship between iconoclasm and the destruction and preservation of…

The crisis of global modernity has been produced by human overreach that was founded upon a paradigm of national modernization. Today, three global changes: the rise of non-western powers, the crisis of environmental…

Film screening of Miike Takeshi's 2005 film --Ancient monsters respond to a resurrected overlord...

In response to interest and requests from various student groups, we will be holding the first-ever PWCC Student Engagement Conference on campus in Philadelphia for Chinese students, as well as U.S. and international…

Although China is a global manufacturing titan, the "made in China" model has begun to wane. Starting in the 2000s, China shifted from attracting foreign investment to promoting domestic firms. This shift led city…

Film screening of Kaneko Shusuke's 1995 film -- a giant turtle saves the world from huge flesh-eating bats

How does migration shape collective resistance in migrant-sending communities (rural China)? This study integrates perspectives from social movements and migration to develop a framework in which migration…

Film screening of Hayao Miyazaki's 1985 animated film depicting giant insects and poisonous mold that threatens a village

Film screening of Hashimoto Koji's 1984 film with Godzilla attaching a power plant, submarines, and Tokyo.